Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-01-15

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 me conductor or engineer drinking.
 Thomas Heskett of Wheeling, ". V.
 conductor of the express on the nigh
 or the collision, testified: "The express
 wes three minutes late at Republics;
 mad about sixty passengers, fourteen O.
 nfteen ID the smoker. or that mum
 Der five escaped from the smoker bl
 oeing thrown out of the top of the cs
 nniuIured and three somewhat injured
 tnlnk there were not more than ter
 killed"
 The inquest then adjourned until to- 1 morrow.
 Denver, Col, January 7.-The snnus
 meeting of District No. S2. Knights O
 Labor, embracing every town touched
 by the main Inc or branch of the Un- Ion PecIiic Railway. which has been II session here since on Sunday. Tuesday | passed n resolution endorsing every ac tion taken by Grand Master Workman | PJEderiy in the settlement of the south 1 Sestern and the Chicago strikes, as vel ' as hls view regarding trades unions The convention pledge its members tC ' to siaEd by Mir. Powderly in bis worl anu pronCunces him one of the greatesl Statesmen of the age.
 SACRAMENTO, January "A fire occur red las, night in the Capital Furnitur, Manufacturing company. on the corner 1 of Sixth snd H streets. causing damage to the extent oi from SsSO0 to Sl2,OCO.
 SAN FRANcIsoo. January 7-Thomaa Stevens, the celebrated bicyclist. who left this city on a bicycle tour around the world ID April 1884, arrived today from Japan on the steamer City of Pekin. He will be rendered recep- tion and banquet by the bicycle clubs of this city.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 7-The cleaner City of Pekin n,Tiyed this even- ing with Hong Hong dates to December ] 14th and Yokohama 22i.
 The Tsung Ii Ysmen of China has rgreed tO pay twenty-five thousand dol lars tO ;he American missionaries wLo suffered losses during the recent riots at Chung kung. The settlement was ef- fecsed through the efforts Of Minister Den5y,
 SAS FEANCIsCo, January 7.-Gustsvs Ab-ahamsOn. dealer ID ladies' fsrCy goUds, No. l3j Kearnoy 8treei, made ca assignment to-day. His liabilities are SsS0OO ot which S20,OOO are due east eFn creditors. Assets are S25.00O.
 SAS FRANCIsCO, January S.-Nsar midnight last nigh; a crowd 0f car strik- CTS left their meeting hall and walked Up Mason street. About fifteen minutes later the car of the Suiter s;reet line was coming down the hill; gs it cross d Mason street the stIikeTs Gsilied forth 'Tiih sticks and stones and attacked the H rH the -uUmy. Doe of ths passengers vas deal. a heavy blow on ;he head with .u iEon bar, cutting deep gssh in tie scalp. which 6led profuseiy. SlmuitGn- cOusly the conductor on ;ke rear plat form was struck on the head with a club Hud ca the knee by B rock The grip man was also struck and severely bruis- ed. The attack was go quickly done that no arrests could be made.
 LONDON. Jan. S.-A terrible snow storm has prevailed throughout the midland counties Tn England and much loss of life is feared The highways and railways are impassRble Sn many places and the mails are blocked.
 FRESNO, January S-This morning was the cOldest oi the winter, the ther. mometer falling to 26 degrees.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. s.-The charge of manslEughter against W. k. Wing and T. E. Warren, owner and captain respectively of the lost Atlantic, was dis missed this morning, the prosecuting at toruey staiiCg that be had no case against them.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, January S-The Hong hoCg Mall says the troubles on the frontier of TonQuin and China have 8s- sumed most serious proportions. News has been brought from PRkhO! to Hong Kong by the German steamer Signal, that latge bodies of Chinese pirates at tackled the French garrison at Haksi on the 24th of November, and after three days siege completely snnihilated it. They also attacked Mong Kai with e similar result. The latter ls q town ten mile from the coast on the border line oI China snd Tonqlln. No partic- ulars of the massacre winch occurred at Nong Kal were given. Hakoi is aboUt thirty miles south of Mong hEI. on tue coast. The French had small fOrtif- cation there with 8 garrison of sixty men under command of Lieutenant Mac Mahou, a nephew yi Marshal McMahon. After three days siege only tweaty-three of the garrison remained alive. These made a surtie but not one survived. The latest information states that Pakoi and Mong kai are in flames. IL IS believed that the same forces which captured the boundary commissioners perpetrated these massacres.
 WASHINGTON, January -Brevet Brigsdier General Thomas Duncan, U. $. A., dIed yesterday afternoon, after a short illness, at his residence Tn this city. During the war of the rebellion, General Duncan was struck on the head with n cannon ball and portion of hIs skull was knocked off. Tse2anning wss resorted to and for more than twenty years he hss worn Q silver plate which took the place of the distracted portion of his shattered skull.
 VICTORIA, E. C., Jan. S-The Colonisi publishes an Ottawa telegram statins l that the Dominion House of Commons will he disssiyed immediately. and that l the elections will take place on the l9ta Of February.
 LONDON, Jan. S--A cRblegram to the Star says adyices from the European capitals are again warlIke, and the opiu- | ion that war vill brcsk ont between Germany and France, and that Rassia will follow by sweeping down on BGl- garia, gains ground daily. Ihe statement put out that German ofcesa | ot the reserve have been ordered to re- ! port ID May, is a blind. Preparations | have been made for sumuOniug the eu- tire reserve at e few hoGrs' notice. and all officers are expected to be in readl' ne.- at any hour of the day or night to report at headquarters.
 WASHINGTON, January S.-Represen- | tstivs Reagan left for Texas this morn | ing to take SD active part in the sena' ! torial contest He will remain away for | about two weeks and 10 the meantime the interstate commerce bill, if the con- ! ference report is agreed to ID the senate | will be left in the hands of Grilp, o' ! Georgia, the third member Of the House of conireres. Weaver of Neb IS busy also at homs!looking after bls seusiorla | prospects.
 WAsHISGToS. January S.--Tbe con isres on the electoral count bill held two meetings to-day, and practically reached an agreement on that measure
 although another conference will oS held next week in order to perfect th'
 text of the bill. Amendments made oN the house in the senate bill have SUD ! N-sa..Hn.- -aaa.wa1 sh.a unn-nEaI nf fnt